Freya has got a new favourite cartoon character: Scooby Doo. As far as I know there is no Scooby Doo revival at her school, so I assume she likes it because…well, she likes it. Whilst it is not in the same league as the wonderful choice of (peaceful) children’s programs offered on Bolibompa, it is a far cry from the irritating cartoons shown on Cartoon Network, which constantly blare out explosions, discordant music and high pitched screaming.
With Freya’s earlier favourite programs (Teletubbies, Dora The Explorer and Charlie and Lola) she has at least one piece of related merchandise; however, we have nothing of Scooby Doo and the gang at home, and neither has Freya asked. Perhaps it has something to do with the lack of merchandise available. Or simply that we have not bought anything for her 🙂
Hello Kitty, although not having her roots in TV or comics, is everwhere at the time of writing, with a myriad items available for purchase. Every other girl at nursery school has some piece of HK apperaI and the big clothes shops seem to stock a never ending flow. For the boys, Spiderman is the height of fashion – No gender bias there, then.
How retro-cool, then, it would be for Freya to start wearing a Scooby Doo t-shirt to school. I think I might try and track one down for Christmas, if her interest has not waned.
Ava loves Scooby Doo (Tobido!) too. We have several dvds of varying styles and the last couple of days she’s been watching the one I can’t stand over and over again… Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase. Gets on my nerves! Don’t buy that one if you haven’t already. The slightly older dvds with several shorter episodes are much better than this lame full-length movie.